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GAC Policy Statements

Summary Version

The GAC policy statements for 2009 are:

  1. Increase advocacy for improved patient care, improve reimbursement for rheumatologists and health professionals and collaborate with other organizations that support this strategy (such as the AMA, ACP, etc.).
  2. Advocate for issues affecting ACR/ARHP member reimbursement and effective/ efficient practice.
  3. - Medicare Reform
  4. - Prescription Drug Benefit
  5. - Access to Care and Therapies
  1. Increasingly advocate for the funding of basic and clinical arthritis research. Actively collaborate with the AF, NIH, and others to increase funding and grants.
  2. Advocate for issues affecting quality of patient care.
  3. - Managed Care Reform (Patient Protection)

  4. - Access to Care

  5. - Quality of Care

  1. ACR supports all efforts to assure the availability of appropriately trained adult and pediatric rheumatologists.
  2. Recruit and train ACR/ARHP members and patients to participate in ongoing advocacy activities.
  3. Increase collaboration efforts with organizations that share similar public policy positions. Promote leadership of ACR/ARHP members within these organization.
  4. Tort Reform.
  5. Electronic Health Records.

Supporting Materials

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